This illustration called Wolfsbane was my first card done for a different FFG product called Talisman. It was illustrated for their expansion The Blood Moon.

This unlike my normal high fantasy work takes place in a Gothic horror setting which gave me a nice opportunity to play with the mood of the setting. All in all I was quite pleased with this piece and really excited to work on Talisman.

Since this first piece I had done some more work for Talisman which has been some of my best work as of late. I do really like working on this product as well as with the great AD's at FFG.

The next post will be the last in the Massive Update series and will feature more card work. And do not worry I have been saving the best for last. Get ready to see my personal absolute favorite L5R card that I illustrated.

We
are almost at the end of the Massive Update. Here we have the latest
published issue of Magic the Gathering. These are pages from issue #4
where the story has culminated in an epic battle between our protagonist
and the person he has been hunting. Because this is the big battle that
has been culminating for a few issues there are a lot of really great
magic spells that are used and thus leading to some of my favorite
pages. I really had so much fun coloring some of my favorite magic card spells brought into the comic. Like you can see in page 16 the summoning of a Sturmgeist.

That is all for this update and the last comic update I will have. I hope you have been enjoying the large influx of posts. Next time we go back to the card art.

This piece was done for Legend of the Five Rings set Embers of War. It is entitled The Scorpion Wall is Finished. This is one of my favorite pieces I had done for L5R. I especially love the level of detail I got in this one. I also really loved the idea of the contrasting sides of the wall playing with different types of environments.

You can tell how much I like this as I now have it as a new banner at the top of my blog. This is of course unless you are reading this in the distant future and by this point I had changed it. If that is the case sorry for being a liar.

I hope you guys enjoy this piece as much as I did. Stay tuned for part 7 which will bring us back to some more comic work.

Continuing with part 5 is an update that was a bit surprising. This is a card entitled Brother James Xavier done for the FFG card game for Call of Cthulhu. The set this card is for is the set Lost Rites which is scheduled for release July 2012. Seeing as the set isn't out yet I was not expecting this illustration to be a part of the massive update. However, quite serendipitously I got an e-mail from my AD letting me know the card was previewed on FFG's site. Thus here is the card ready and raring to go for the massive update.

As far as the art goes I think the part I enjoyed most about this one was the face. I had a great model in a friend of mine Jim and I think he really helped shape the character.

That is all for part 5 stay tuned for part 6 which will once again feature some more L5R card work.

On this update as promised is some more comic work. Specifically one of my favorite pages from Magic #3. I really had fun with the different light sources on this page. I especially liked the first panel where Dack is surrounded by vampires.

Next update expect to see some new card art. But this time not from L5R.

This piece is entitled Defensive Grill and was done for the card game Legend of the Five Rings. This card was released in the expansion set called The Shadow's Embrace. Attached is my original illustration as well as how it appears printed on the card.

This is one of many of my cards that have been published in L5R recently. Grill was also one of my favorite cards I had done. I was especially proud at the level of detail I got on the rider that appears closest to us in the image. And I also have quite a fondness for my big fluffy clouds.

I hope you guys enjoy this installment of my Massive update. Expect another one soon which will feature even more comic work.

Part 1 of my art update is a piece entitled Impeachment. This
piece was done for the table top RPG Shadowrun. It can be seen in the
book Conspiracy Theories. Politicians are not my normal forte but this
was definitely a fun experience.

After much neglect on my blog I am back and with some good news. In the past few months a lot of new work of mine has been released. This includes some work done for Shadowrun, Legend of the Five Rings, and of course lots of new Magic pages. I plan on spending the next week updating as much as I can and bringing you new artwork.

In the mean time I will leave you with some studies I did for an L5R card that is not yet published but is a piece I am quite proud of and can not wait to share. I hope you enjoy.

Free Comic Book Day was awesome. Got to meet some great fans and had a good time hanging with the staff at Larger Than Life. Since I had so much fun I decided to share some photos from the day including one of me with a quick sketch I did of Ms Marvel for Larger Than Life's owner TJ.

Saturday May 5th is Free Comic Book Day and I will be signing copies of IDW's Magic the Gathereing comic at a local comic shop. I will be at Larger Than Life Toys and Comics from 10 AM - 1 PM. So if you want copies of Magic signed, have any questions for me, or just want to say hi feel free to sop on by.

I will also be selling some signed copies of my printed trading cards, postcards, and possibly even some large prints. If you are interested in getting some swag.

Hopefully I will see you there.

Larger Than Life is located at the Great Northern Mall4155 Rt. 31 Clay, NY 13041 (315) 622-1891

This piece Improved Defenses along with Kakita Maratai were the first two cards I did for L5R. They appear in their card set Second City.

These cards actually tie in together. In this image is the same Kakita woman who was seen sculpting in the other card. You can even see the lion statue (that she is holding in this image) is the same as the one on the bottom right corner of Kakita Maratai.

It was really quite fun to have my first two card illustrations for L5R be linked together in this way. i would love to do something like that again.

Well the day is finally here the release of IDW's Magic the Gathering comic and the big news..... I was the colorist for this.

This project has been amazing, not only did I get to work with such talented people, but also with a product I love so much. Even when I first started to read the script for this I was like; "I know what that is and I know this plane" I was geeking out to the fullest extent. And as amazing fantasy illustrator Chris Moeller (who did illustrate a variant cover for this issue) told me "it's through IDW, but you know Magic's got to approve it all, so it does touch hallowed ground at some point.' Which just the thought of that makes me smile.

Getting past all the geeking outness the project itself is amazing, the story by Matt Forbeck is awesome, and the linework by Martin Coccolo is just sublime. I mean the second I saw the way he penciled the comic I was thrilled. Especially the way he lets the texture of the pencil show it allows me to bring the colors through the dark shadow areas which is something I love to do. I just hope I did his fantastic linework justice.

The images attached are one of the covers by illustrator Aleksi Briclot and a few of my favorite pages in this issue. Which include our hero running away from a fight, getting into a fight, and about to get into another fight. Needless to say it is action packed.

This has all been really fantastic and I just wanted to thank my editor Carlos Guzman for being so amazing and bringing me in on this. It is a magic nerd's dream.

I hope everyone likes the comic. But make sure to go out there and buy it make it a best seller.

Hello everyone. It has been a long time indeed between updates. Much longer than I would have liked but many a thing has kept me away. So, here is a synopsis of what I have been doing these past few months.

One of the unfortunate things that has delayed me is the surgery I had to undertake. It was nothing major just had to have my gallbladder removed but still put me behind on work and caused issues. However, I am successfully recovering and now can eat the fatty food that I so desperately missed.

There was some better news that I was also given. I am now finished with graduate school. I attained my MFA degree in illustration from Syracuse University. And I must say thank you to all the great professors there who helped me truly grow as an artist.I have also been involved in some very interesting jobs as of late one of which you may be more familiar with if you follow me on facebook. But if not expect a nice long update on that tomorrow.

That is all for now it is great to be back and can not wait to share all the latest news with all those who follow.

Illuxcon 4
has finally passed and what an awesome convention it was. As always I was
completely humbled by the amazing artwork I saw there, and of course also by
all the feedback I received on my work. The good news though is it did give me
much clarity on where my work needs to go and what level I am at. I feel like
my work is right on the precipice and I just need to find a way to push it to
the next level. Even Michael Hayes used the analogy of leveling up when talking
about my work and he was amazingly helpful. I definitely got a lot of notes
from him.

The feedback
I got on my work all around was amazing though especially from the artists who
I had met last year like Dan Dos Santos, Steve Prescott, Allen Williams, Justin
Gerard, Donato, Mark Zug, Chris Moeller, Jeremy McHugh, Marc Scheff (who I
really owe a lot to) and so many others. There feedback was truly invaluable.

I also had
the pleasure of getting to meet some amazing artists who I did not get the
chance to before. I had the pleasure of having some great conversations with
Travis Lewis and got to watch him work which was amazing. As well as watching
Alan Pollack paint at his booth (as can bee seen in the pic).

Another
great person I got to talk to was Cynthia Sheppard (image at the top). Her
feedback on my work and my portfolio was so helpful. She was definitely a big
highlight of the convention this year. And I was fortunate enough to get one of
her artist print magic cards. Which of course went right into the deck.

Also I had
the pleasure to again meet up with Jon Schindehette and have him look over my work,
which went really well. His critique was very insightful and from what I gather
from him I am at least on the right track.

On
the last day of the con I did get to do something truly awesome. I got to hang
out with Chris Moeller at his booth and play some magic with him. I played my
new vampire deck and my blue/white against his all Moeller deck. It was so much
fun, I can not wait to do it again next year.

Lastly
I just want to say how awesome Jeanne and Pat are for holding Illuxcon.
Everything was fantastic and it was a real pleasure to see them again.
Especially watching Jeanne snipe everyone with her camera.

First though I should wrap up my trip to NYCC. It was really fantastic got to meet some great artists like Bobby Chiu, David Mack, Michelle Dickens, and Ebas. Even made some contacts with comic companies that will hopefully flesh out into full comic gigs. And the best part is a friend of mine got an interview with DC while there. I am so excited over that.

But now that all of that is done it is time for me to leave for Illuxcon in a few hours. It should be amazing I have a portfolio review lined up with Jon Schindehette, I will be getting many magic cards signed, and will get the pleasure to see Pat and Jeannie Wilshire again as that is always a highlight.

But now I must finish preparing for my departure but expect lots of awesome pictures and hopefully some good news.

PS if you happen to be there and want to play some magic hit me up. I shall have my decks with me and would love to get down on a game.

Hey guys the day is almost upon us NYCC 2011 is nigh. This will be my first trip to NYCC and I will be there from Friday the 14th till Sunday the 16th wandering around checking out the show and making connections.

And as I had said in my last post I don't mind meeting anyone at the con so if you are there feel free to find me. I always look forward to meeting new people.

Also expect a flood of updates after the con with of course con stuff and brand new art.

Hello everyone it has been a long time sans an update. Things have been crazy here a lot of work being done. I shall be posting some new finished pieces soon so keep a look out but in the mean time here is my fifth sneak peek for my L5R work.

The biggest news I have to share now though is I will be attending New York Comic Con this year. i do not have a booth but will wandering the show from Friday till Sunday. So if there is anyone who wishes to meet me feel free to hit me up on twitter or such I would gladly welcome it.

I hope you enjoy the sneak peek and keep a look out for more stuff very very soon.